Implementing the Common Core State Standards
for Mathematics
Selected resources from
The Charles A. Dana Center
at the University of Texas at Austin
For 20 years, the Dana Center, a research unit in the College of Natural Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin, has
collaborated with states, districts, schools, and communities in strengthening education systems to provide reliable
pathways to upward mobility for all students.
Today the Center—in collaboration with education publisher Agile Mind, nonprofit the Aspen Institute, and states and
school districts across the nation, and supported in part with funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the
Carnegie Corporation of New York—offers an integrated suite of resources and services to support implementation of
the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics.
Our goal is to support teachers and other education leaders as they work to ensure that every student, in every classroom,
on every day, has access to a rigorous curriculum and excellent teaching—the keys to ensuring that all students can
achieve and succeed.
To learn more about these resources, see our CCSS
resources page at www.utdanacenter.org/ccss.
Course programs
Dana Center–Agile Mind course programs
The Dana Center, in collaboration with Agile Mind and with experts throughout the United States, has developed
comprehensive course programs that support implementation of both the Standards for Mathematical Content and
the Standards for Mathematical Practice.
These course programs encompass a complete curriculum, embedded teacher professional development, formative
and summative assessments, test preparation resources, just-in-time reports on student progress, and at-elbow
advice for classroom instruction. Schools and districts that participate in one or more course programs also receive
face-to-face and virtual professional development and ongoing mentoring and support.
The Dana Center–Agile Mind course programs aligned to the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics include
Mathematics 6, Mathematics 7, Mathematics 8, Algebra I, Geometry, and Algebra II. We also offer Intensified
Algebra I, a comprehensive program used in extended-time algebra classes. Intensified Algebra transforms the
teaching and learning of algebra for students who are one to two years behind in mathematics.
These programs support students in CCSSM-aligned study from middle school through year 3 of high school.
Students learn the mathematics described in the Standards for Mathematical Content and develop the proficiencies
described in the Standards for Mathematical Practice.
In addition to these mathematics programs, our Summer-Start Academic Youth Development, Advisory
Academic Youth Development, and Attitudes, Beliefs, and Student Learning course programs also support the
Standards for Mathematical Practice while targeting student and adult beliefs about learning.
Dana Center mathematics course for the 4th year of high school
Advanced Mathematical Decision Making is a course for high school seniors that follows Algebra I, Geometry, and
Algebra II or Integrated Mathematics 1, 2, and 3. AMDM builds on and extends what students have learned, covering
topics not typical of most programs.
www.utdanacenter.org/ccss
Implementing the CCSS for mathematics, Winter 2013
Standards and assessments
The Mathematics Common Core Toolbox: This free online portfolio features selected Dana Center and Agile Mind
resources aligned with the CCSS for Mathematics.
Common Core State Standards for Mathematics: We print the CCSS for Mathematics as a service to teachers and
leaders who would like a bound booklet for reference as they implement these new standards. We produce and sell
these booklets (for $15 a copy) under the CCSS Public License, www.corestandards.org/public-license.
In addition to the standards themselves, our booklets include the following additional framing documents: Introduction
to the Common Core State Standards, Standards-Setting Criteria and Standards-Setting Considerations, the Application
of Common Core Standards for English Language Learners, and the Application to Students with Disabilities.
Available now: Algebra Formative Assessments Through the Common Core series (4 books)
Coming Spring 2013: Geometry Formative Assessments Through the Common Core series (3 books): These
assessment tasks can be used by teachers to provide ongoing formative assessment integrated with mathematics
instruction. The assessments reflect what all students need to know and be able to do in the given grade or course
described in the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics.
To learn more about these assessment booklets, see www.utdanacenter.org/ccss
Integrated services
to improve your education system
We have more than 10 years’ experience helping districts and states across the nation build capacity to meet high
academic standards. Our services to support your successful CCSS implementation include expert in-district, on-site
support, as well as ongoing professional development and technical assistance.
We work with you to understand your needs so we can tailor a response to address your specific issues or concerns.
Examples of our available tools and sessions include:
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Changing Their Minds: Improving Achievement by Transforming Academic Identities
Assessing and Advancing the Implementation of the Common Core State Standards
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Building a Strong Foundation: Developing a Standards-Aligned Instructional Program
Subcomponent sessions of this sequence include:
A Study of the Common Core State Standards
Extending Our Study: The Professional Teaching Model
District Curriculum Frameworks: Development, Implementation, and Refinement
Instructional Materials Analysis and Selection
Curriculum Framework Refinement
www.utdanacenter.org/ccss
Implementing the CCSS for mathematics, Winter 2013